History

Honestly one of the best review essays I have read lately. https://t.co/53Bi6Aswvx

— Dr S Maitra (@MrMaitra) September 10, 2026

 

An Insight

St. Peter Claver went out each morning to the docks in Cartagena and looked to the horizon.
If he saw a slave ship arriving, he sprang into action.
He would rush out to the dock, set up a triage area and spend the rest of the day ministering to the slaves.
Day after day, year…

— Fr. Joseph Krupp (@Joeinblack) September 9, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

Fun fact:

Thomas Sowell dropped out of high school at 17 and worked various jobs, including as a machine shop worker, before eventually attending Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Chicago.

He went from being a high school dropout to one of the most influential…

— Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) September 10, 2026

 

Offbeat Humor

Russian officials have biologically evolved to be harder to push out of windows. https://t.co/sBYSXsWhbp

— Zoska 🐴 🦈 (@TotallyNotZoska) September 8, 2026

 

Data Talks

You are not crazy if you think that post 1940s buildings are uglier than older ones. In fact, a vast majority of people agree, according to the best survey data we have!

Professional architects like the types of buildings that most people find ugly. This explains why all the… https://t.co/OiivzPx48M

— Ruxandra Teslo 🧬 (@RuxandraTeslo) September 11, 2026

 

Data Talks

Teacher unions are good if you want your state to spend more and have fewer literacy programs.

Union strength correlates with school spending. r = 0.68, or 0.78 weighted by pop.

States that spend more adopt fewer literacy programs. r = -0.50, or -0.70 weighted by pop. https://t.co/TThNcoa8gr pic.twitter.com/mAI6kwN8Kv

— Smirkley (@Smirkley) September 12, 2026

 

Rainy Day at Kongens Nytorv, c. 1925 by Paul Gustav Fischer

Rainy Day at Kongens Nytorv, c. 1925 by Paul Gustav Fischer (Denmark, 1860-1934)

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History

The intellectual father of radical Islam and AQ was inspired by what he considered the grotesque green lawns, attractive women, and “tapping feet, enticing legs, arms wrapped around waists” of the scandalous sock hops of Greeley, CO in 1949, but go on, counselor. https://t.co/iQkeOxWPmo

— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) September 9, 2026

 

An Insight

“The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan.”

- Carl von Clausewitz pic.twitter.com/RyYlWnmycd

— 33 Strategies of War (@33StrategiesBot) September 9, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

i know everyone is already saying this but man if you get the chance to see the bayeux tapestry you simply must. what an incredible, singular, moving piece of art. pic.twitter.com/CAdzURheBw

— weird medieval guys (@WeirdMedieval) September 11, 2026